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1. Market Watch: Cattle: (Organizations); Click a link below to see updates on Cattle from a specific issue of Progressive Dairyman. 2020 Issue 2, 2020: January 19, 2020 Issue 1, 2020: January 1, 2020 2019 Issue 20, 2019: December 12, ...; Created on 16 October 2019
2. The backyard cow: (From the Editor); As the trees lose their leaves here in northeast Wisconsin, it is clear that the fall season is here to stay. Looking back over the past few months, you may be asking yourself the same question as I am: ...; Created on 10 October 2014
3. Names in the News: Doug Stephan: (People in the News); Doug Stephan owns and operates Eastleigh Farms in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His herd is made up of Jerseys plus a few Ayrshires and Guernsey-Jersey crosses. Doug also runs several radio programs. ...; Created on 10 October 2014
4. Checkoff Watch: Genyouth advancing dairy farmer commitment to youth and schools: (Organizations); Genyouth Foundation CEO Alexis Glick often speaks about the people she represents – America’s dairy farmers – when she meets with executives from major corporations and thought leaders around the country. ...; Created on 09 October 2014
5. Idaho dairy producers tour the Emerald Isle: (Event Coverage); Sometimes the best business meetings don’t take place in a random conference room. They happen on a tour bus traveling through the Irish countryside and get better, it seems, after a pint or two of Guinness. ...; Created on 09 October 2014
6. InFocus: Ohio State University wins new product competition: (Organizations); The American Dairy Science Association awarded Ohio State University first place in the 2014 New Product Competition. Their entry, the Trifle Au Lait, is a layered, portion-controlled snack or dessert ...; Created on 09 October 2014
7. Why do dairy farmers belong to cooperatives?: (Management); Why do dairy farmers belong to a milk marketing cooperative? With which areas of the cooperative are members most satisfied or dissatisfied? What factors most influence that level of satisfaction? Do cooperative ...; Created on 09 October 2014
8. Dairyman easing into online nutrient tracking: (Manure); After six months of using new web-based nutrient management tracking software, California dairyman Brian Medeiros is still trying to make the software his go-to record-keeping source, not just a digital, ...; Created on 09 October 2014
9. Here is what you said on the new dairy safety net: (Management); In the period leading up to the start of the Margin Protection Program for Dairy Producers (MPP-Dairy), a survey was undertaken to assess dairy farmer knowledge, attitudes, impressions and participation ...; Created on 09 October 2014
10. 3 Open Minutes with Dr. Ken Nordlund: (People); If cows could talk, they would say “thank you” to Dr. Ken Nordlund. From calf barn ventilation to freestall design to transition cow recommendations, Nordlund’s research at the University of Wisconsin ...; Created on 09 October 2014
11. Manage transition cow health with serum total calcium testing: (Herd Health); Like all well-run businesses, the management team of a well-run dairy operation will know and understand the key parameters that make them successful. When it comes to cow performance, these may include ...; Created on 09 October 2014
12. Ketosis: Treat her right: (Herd Health); All ketosis cases are not created equal, but diagnosing cows with Type 1 or Type 2 may make all the difference in treatment success. Heather White, Ph.D., at the University of Wisconsin – Madison Department ...; Created on 09 October 2014
13. New models predict risk of postpartum disease: (Herd Health); Mathematics finds a number of uses in dairy herd management, from calculating the proper portions for a TMR to balancing revenue and costs. But imagine if one could actually predict the future, assigning ...; Created on 08 October 2014
14. How should we deal with adult cow death losses?: (Herd Health); The death of an adult cow on a dairy is a bad event. For a cow to die on a dairy, something went terribly wrong for that individual animal. In addition, from a financial point of view, this is the worst ...; Created on 08 October 2014
15. Nutrition 101 for prepartum cows: (Feed & Nutrition); Throughout a cow’s life cycle, the transition period is the most critical stage to maintain so that she may be productive during the subsequent lactation, but it is often the trickiest for commercial dairy ...; Created on 08 October 2014
16. How to monitor energy balance using in-line milk testing: (Herd Health); In recent decades, genetic advancement has improved milk production and composition but at the cost of fertility and life span. At the beginning of lactation, cows have high energy requirements due to ...; Created on 08 October 2014
17. Conversions add comfort at Nehls Brothers Dairy: (Barns & Equipment); Change can be a good thing, especially when it is followed by positive results like increased milk production, reduced culling and longer productive life. Nehls Brothers Dairy, a 1,900-cow operation ...; Created on 08 October 2014
18. The four elements of freestall design: (Barns & Equipment); Freestall barn design concepts center around optimizing stall occupancy each day while minimizing bed contamination. Four pieces of stall anatomy serve to achieve this by positioning the cow correctly ...; Created on 08 October 2014
19. Ventilation and cooling questions and answers: (Barns & Equipment); Effective ventilation and cooling of dairy housing facilities are keys to keeping cows safe and productive, lessening health risks and protecting your bottom line. But finding the right fit for your farm ...; Created on 08 October 2014
20. Ventilation still key – even during cooler weather: (Barns & Equipment); As summer comes to an end, we must remember that heat stress can still play a role in our dairy production and that we still need to be vigilant on heat abatement for our dairy herds. We may be enjoying ...; Created on 08 October 2014
21. 5 Things I can't do without: Jim Hooper, hoof health: (Herd Health); For 25 years, Jim Hooper has canvased the south-central Minnesota countryside as a hoof health professional. Coming from a family of hoof trimmers, Hooper is passionate about his work and takes seriously ...; Created on 08 October 2014
22. 7 habits of highly effective hoof trimmers: (Herd Health); It may be tempting to evaluate your hoof trimmer’s performance based on how fast he can wrap a foot or how quickly cows move through a chute, but Dr. Gerard Cramer, DVM, DVSc, encourages dairymen to ...; Created on 08 October 2014
23. Experts speak on trending hoof health topics: (Herd Health); Lameness, tetracycline residues and common foot ailments were among the trending topics at the 2014 Hoof Health Conference. University experts, including Dr. Chuck Guard from Cornell University, Dr. Nigel ...; Created on 08 October 2014
24. Eight tips to prevent hoof abscesses and ulcers: (Herd Health); Every dairy farmer has an overabundance of demands on both time and mind. It’s a very easy (and expensive) mistake to neglect to pay attention to the hooves and mobility of animals. While there are many ...; Created on 07 October 2014
25. Step away from lameness and foot rot: (Herd Health); Good footwear is an important piece of gear for dairy producers. When your feet hurt due to ill-fitting boots, an accidental hoof placement or any nagging foot ailment that inflicts pain with every step, ...; Created on 07 October 2014
26. Cow fertility linked to transition period health: (Herd Health); Calving and the subsequent transition into lactation are the greatest challenges in the productive life of a dairy cow. Cows must deal with a high demand for energy and nutrients to make colostrum and ...; Created on 07 October 2014
27. Metabolomics: Can it advance detection of metabolic disease?: (Herd Health); Dairy cows transitioning from gestation to lactation are challenged with an increased energy requirement; however, energy intake is insufficient to meet this metabolic demand. Therefore, transition ...; Created on 07 October 2014
28. The Milk House: The 20s, revisited: (Ryan Dennis); As I write, it is only two weeks until I turn 30. Although I’ve known it was coming for a while, only now, seeing it in print, do I realize what a large sum the number contains. Although it is a common ...; Created on 07 October 2014
29. HERd management: Happily farming: (Guest Blog); I know that farming is not always simple. There seems to be a standard for farmers that they should be carefree and happy all the time, but happiness is not always how it’s imagined. Some people think ...; Created on 07 October 2014
30. Just dropping by ... Seal the boats with courage: (Yevet Tenney); In the last few articles, I have focused on “burning boats” at the beginning of marriage, leaving no escape routes. I have written about burning boats and building new ones. There is one more sealer that ...; Created on 07 October 2014
31. Mechanics Corner: Painting farm machinery: (Barns & Equipment); I had a friend tell me one time that my dad was like his: “He doesn’t care what it looks like as long as it runs.” My thought was, “This guy sure doesn’t know David Overbay.” One thought that was drilled ...; Created on 07 October 2014
32. Industry Honor Roll: In conjunction with the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science (WSASAS) meeting: (People in the News); In conjunction with the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science (WSASAS) meeting, Leticia Camacho, Hannah Cunningham and Bryan Welly were honored as recipients of the 2014 Young Scholar ...; Created on 07 October 2014
33. On the Edge of Common Sense: The dilemma of immigration: (Baxter Black); “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free …” The message that rings down through the Bible from Exodus to Revelations, “Blessed are ye poor for yours is the Kingdom of ...; Created on 07 October 2014